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Urgent! Lead Database Engineer Job Opening In Hyderabad – Now Hiring Foundation AI

Lead Database Engineer



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JOB DESCRIPTION Designation: Lead Database Engineer Location: Hyderabad, India Work Mode: Office Reporting to: Engineering Manager   About US: Foundation AI automatically ingests incoming documents, emails, and attachments from across your firm.

It profiles matches, classifies, and saves each to your DMS, and then automates document-dependent workflows according to your rules.

Read more about us at Job Overview: At Foundation AI, we are looking for a Lead Database Engineer to oversee  database architecture, optimization, security, and scalability .

This role requires expertise in  relational and NoSQL databases, performance tuning, cloud-based database solutions, and DevOps automation .

The ideal candidate will lead a team of  database engineers , collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive best practices in  database design, management, and high availability Key Responsibilities: Database Architecture & Design: Lead the design and implementation of  scalable and high-performance database architectures .

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    Performance Optimization:   Identify, troubleshoot and automate performance monitoring ,  and resolve   performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and indexing issues .

    Database Administration:   Manage, monitor, and optimize  SQL and NoSQL databases  (e.g., PostgreSQL) Cloud & Infrastructure:   Design and implement multi-cloud database solutions across AWS/Azure/GCP, ensuring scalability and performance.

    Optimize cloud database performance, cost efficiency, and security Backup & Recovery:   Establish and maintain  backup, disaster recovery (DR), and failover strategies .

    Security & Compliance:   Ensure  database security, encryption, access control, and compliance  with regulatory requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2).

    Automation & DevOps:   Automate  database provisioning, schema changes, and CI/CD pipelines  using Terraform, Ansible, or Kubernetes .

    Data Modeling:   Design  efficient database schemas and normalization strategies  to support business needs .

    High Availability & Replication:   Implement solutions for  replication, clustering, and load balancing  to ensure  99.99% uptime .

    Monitoring & Diagnostics:   Utilize tools like  Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch  for proactive database monitoring.

    Mentorship & Leadership:   Drives technical initiatives across teams, enabling teams to deliver complex solutions while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, knowledge sharing and Mentors engineers driving best practices and ensures technical alignment.,  Documentation:   Maintain technical documentation for reference and future development Note: Responsibilities will be tailored based on the candidate’s experience and expertise, aligning with Lead Database Engineer I, II, or III levels Skills and Tools:   Database Design :  Can design small-to-medium-sized databases with clear relationships between entities.

    Designs scalable databases and optimizes them for performance, ensuring the right level of normalization and denormalization.

    Leads the database design process for mission-critical applications, ensuring scalability and high availability.

    Works with leadership to set database strategy for the organization.

  •   SQL Proficiency Comfortable writing complex SQL queries to retrieve, manipulate, and aggregate data.

    Reviews and optimizes team SQL queries for performance and scalability.

    Leads the development of stored procedures and triggers.

    Manages complex SQL development processes, ensuring that queries are optimized for large databases.

    Reviews and improves the overall SQL architecture for better performance.

  •   Performance Tuning Familiar with tools for query analysis and performance monitoring.

    Tunes queries, indexes, and configurations for optimal performance.

    Leads performance audits and optimizes database infrastructure for mission-critical systems.

  •   Database Systems & Tools Hands-on with installing, configuring, and using RDBMS and cloud database tools.

    Leads teams in choosing and implementing appropriate database tools.

    Oversees database system upgrades and transitions across teams.

  •   Performance Tuning & Optimization Bench marking the performance threshold using the existing tools Automates performance monitoring.

    Coaches teams on query tuning best practices.

    Oversees performance optimization for mission-critical applications.

  •   Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance Configures backups and recovery solutions.

    Schedules automated maintenance jobs.

    Ensures successful recovery testing.

    Drives backup optimization and reduces recovery time objectives (RTO).

  •   Scripting & Programming Languages Uses SQL, Bash, or PowerShell for automating repetitive tasks.

    Writes advanced automation scripts integrating DB, OS, and cloud services.

    Leads the development of scripting standards and contributes to internal tooling initiatives.

  •   Database Security Configures roles, permissions, and encryption.

    Monitors user activity and enforces security guidelines.

    Leads security incident response related to databases.

  •   Problem-solving Diagnoses and fixes common bugs Resolves integration and performance issues Develops systemic solutions for recurring technical problems   Critical Thinking Evaluates technical feasibility of tasks Assesses architectural implications and trade-offs Guides team decision-making aligned with long-term objectives   Effective Communication Updates team on progress and blockers.

    Suggest the enhancement based on the feedback.

    Works within their team and with its business stakeholders to foster a culture of seeking out feedback and using it as a tool for growth.

    Actively demonstrates these behaviors.

    Fosters a culture of delivering praise and constructive feedback within their team and team's respective business stakeholders.

    Actively demonstrates these behaviours.

    Communicates design choices and technical challenges   Leadership Leads a project or feature team, coordinating tasks and ensuring delivery.

    Mentors engineers, promoting knowledge sharing , driving best practices and ensures technical alignment..

    Drives technical initiatives across teams, enabling teams to deliver complex solutions while fostering a culture of innovation.

    collaboration and knowledge sharing.

  •   Ownership Takes ownership of a module or subsystem, ensuring quality delivery.

    Ensures delivery of end-to-end features, managing risks and dependencies.

    Owns the success of multiple features or systems, proactively driving improvements and ensuring long-term system health.

  •   Technical  Skills   Technical Skills Requirement Level Relational Databases (SQL-based) - PostgreSQL Must Have NoSQL Databases – Redis, MongoDB Good to Have AWS RDS, Aurora  (Managed SQL databases on AWS) Must Have PgBouncer  (Connection pooling for PostgreSQL) Good to Have Query Optimization  (EXPLAIN ANALYZE, query hints, indexing strategies) Must Have Sharding & Partitioning  (For horizontal scaling ) Must Have Load Balancers  (HA Proxy, AWS ELB, or Azure Load Balancer) Good to Have Replication & Failover Solutions (PostgreSQL Streaming Replication, MySQL GTID Replication) Good to Have Cloud-based Backup Tools (AWS Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Google Cloud Snapshots) Good to Have Disaster Recovery Planning (Automated backups, failover strategies) Good to Have Proficient in versioning systems like Git, or SVN Good to Have Docker and Kubernetes knowledge Good to Have Prometheus & Grafana (Database performance monitoring) Good to Have Apache Airflow (Workflow orchestration for data pipelines) Good to Have Query Performance Tracking Tools (e.g., pg_stat_statements, SQL Profiler, EXPLAIN ANALYZE) Must Have Database Encryption (Transparent Data Encryption, Column-level Encryption) Must Have Working in Agile/Scrum Must Have Role-based Access Control (RBAC) (PostgreSQL roles, AWS IAM policies) Must Have Vulnerability Scanning & Patching (Automated security updates) Good to Have SQL & PL/pgSQL / T-SQL (Advanced SQL scripting) Must Have Bash / PowerShell (Database automation scripts) Must Have Graph Databases (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune) (For relationship-based queries) Good to Have   Education & Experience: A   B-Tech degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience relevant to the functional area.

    7+ years of experience in database engineering, with  2+ years in a leadership role .

    Our Commitment: At Foundation AI, we're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace.

    We value equal opportunity and affirmative action principles, giving everyone an equal chance to succeed.

    We're dedicated to offering equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

    Upholding these values and adhering to applicable laws is paramount to us.

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